Re: Install 2nd (old, ata) hard drive on sata machine ..

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From: Paul Seaton (NOpaulseatonSPAM_at_paulseaton.com)
Date: 12/03/04 

Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 19:04:45 GMT

"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@maysys.com> wrote in message
news:%23dGWuEW2EHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> How about looking at ATA(IDE) to USB conversion kits?

OK, it's a possiblity.
I just don't like to think I wasted the money on the ata -> sata adapter I
already got, plus.... by now I just would like to know what's going on here
for it's own sake. 

-- 
Paul Seaton
>
>
> "Paul Seaton" <NOpaulseatonSPAM@paulseaton.com> wrote in message
> news:fk0sd.70012$F7.63685@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...
> >
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I have a Dell Dimension 8400 with a single SATA hard drive.
> > I want to install a second hard drive, & I want to use a 120 Gb *ATA*
hard
> > drive I have lying around for this purpose.
> > ( I cannot just install it on the IDE controllers as the 2 CD/DVD ROM
> > drives
> > use the only PATA channel there is. The Dell has 4 SATA connectors on
the
> > MB, thus 3 spare )
> >
> > I have (foolishly ??) bought an ATA/SATA adapter that claims to enable
> > connection of ATA HD to SATA motherboard.
> >
> > OK, I fit the adapter, connect everything up, and -  the BIOS doesn't
find
> > this 2nd drive. (Yes the BIOS is configured with the relevant SATA MB
> > input
> > 'active' )
> >
> > I read a lot on this ng & elsewhere about having to load the xp drivers
> > for
> > SATA from a floppy by hitting F6 etc etc.. but if there is already one
> > functional SATA drive in there (which there is) , presumably I don't
have
> > to
> > do this again for the second HD ??
> >
> > There is loads of material around about installing xp onto a SATA HD,
but
> > none - that I can find - that helps me with this.
> >
> > Should I just give up & dump my shiny ATA drive & buy a SATA one ??
> >
> > Help appreciated.
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Paul Seaton
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>

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